Essex-born Louisa Johnson was the winner of the 2015 edition of British reality television music competition The X Factor. In 2014 she auditioned for Britain's Got Talent, but failed to get past the first audition, due to her being, in her words, too young and unprepared, and described her unsuccessful audition as "boring." She was, however, subsequently invited to audition for The X Factor.

At the age of 17, she was the youngest winner in the program's 15-series history and the first female winner since Alexandra Burke in 2008. Mentored throughout the series by Rita Ora, Johnson triumphed over her competition by performing songs such as Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean," James Bay's "Let It Go," and a vivacious cover of Aretha Franklin's "Respect" in the glamorous Judges Houses round of the competition.

Her first single following her victory was a cover of "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan. Released the day after the X Factor final, it entered the U.K. singles chart at number nine but failed to climb any higher, becoming the lowest ever position on entry for an X Factor winner's debut single. Her debut full-length album was slated for release in February 2016 on Simon Cowell's Syco Music label. - iTunes

Banx & RanxBanx & Ranx are an Electro-Caribbean production duo from Montreal, Canada, formed in 2014. Members Soké and KNY Factory are also in-demand as producers, songwriters and remixers. They are currently signed to Parlophone Records - Wikipedia

Ella EyreElla McMahon (born 1 April 1994), known by her stage name Ella Eyre, is an English singer and songwriter, signed to Virgin EMI Records. She is best known for her collaborations with Rudimental on their UK number one single "Waiting All Night" (2013), which won the 2014 Brit Award for British Single of the Year, and with DJ Fresh on his single "Gravity" (2015). Her debut EP, Deeper, was released in 2013 and her debut album, Feline, was released in 2015. Eyre's musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Etta James, Basement Jaxx and Hans Zimmer. - Wikipedia

Drake really needs to go. I don't exactly love These Days but it's really getting cruel now on Rudimental to spend 7(?) weeks atop the sales chart without topping officially. It's not like it's doing badly on streams at all either, can't believe Drake keeps edging them out, this song does not feel at ALL popular or even at all known in any of my circles, I cannot fathom how it's on for nine weeks at No.1.

Hard to believe the Sats actually got a No.1 in the end And then their hit-making career was practically over within a year after this looooong build up to that, a bit like 911 in 1999.

So many classics scattered throughout these but a particular shout out to Born To Try *.* Cannot believe it's 15 years since I became aware of Delta. And the always legendary MOR classic Here's Where The Story Ends <3

Afternoon all the chart saving me from dissertation struggles for a couple of hours, yay.

One of my favourite dance songs of the noughties courtesy of Utah Saints appearing in the 2008 retro! *.* that was quite a good year for dance remakes, with the sublime 'Infinity 2008' charting during the same year too. I guess 'Toca's Miracle 2008' was a bit pointless though

Gareth Gates' 'Spirit In The Sky' is one of my biggest guilty pleasures ever.

A London-based grime MC of Ghanaian heritage, Stormzy launched his career clashing at youth clubs around his hometown. His performances evolved from grime-only music that showed a love of artists like Skepta to more rap-oriented material that reflected Stormzy's growing appreciation for artists like Drake. Late in 2013 he began uploading his "Wicked Skengman" series of freestyles over classic grime beats; in 2014, he made his official debut with the EP Dreamers Disease. A year later he released the single "Know Me From" along with "WickedSkengMan 4," the first track in his "WickedSkengMan" freestyle series and a Top 20 hit in the U.K. That December, Stormzy performed the single's B-side, "Shut Up," at a match between heavyweight boxers Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte. The song jumped into the Top 40 following the broadcast, and the rapper launched a campaign to have the song top the charts during Christmas. This boosted the track to the number eight position, and the number one position on the R&B singles chart. Before returning to the studio to record his debut LP, he released non-album single "Scary" in the spring of 2016. Stormzy returned in 2017 with Gang Signs & Prayer (#Merky Records), which featured the single "Big for Your Boots" and appearances by Kehlani, MNEK, and Ghetts. - iTunes

'Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2' is a lovely start to the chart today. I should really get around to listening to the accompanying album at some point, I have been procrastinating on that for like a year now oops.

U.K. rapper Ramz has a sweeter, more humble approach to his lyrics compared to his peers. Originally born in Mitcham in South London, Ramz penned the lyrics for his debut single, 2017's "Barking," while attending university in Portsmouth. After recording a rough draft at home, Ramz took the track into the studio to work with producer Mokuba Lives. - iTunes

Dua Lipa (/ˈduːə ˈliːpə/; Albanian: [dua liːpa]; born 22 August 1995) is an English singer, songwriter, and model. Her musical career began at age 14, when she began covering songs by other artists on YouTube. In 2015, she was signed with Warner Music Group and released her first single soon after. In December 2016, a documentary about Lipa was commissioned by The Fader magazine, titled See in Blue.

In January 2017, she won the EBBA Public Choice Award. Her self-titled debut studio album was released on 2 June 2017. The album spawned seven singles, including the UK top-10 single "Be the One" and the UK number-one single "New Rules". - Wikipedia